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Early growth, backfat thickness and body condition has major effect on early heifer pregnancy in Nellore cattle.
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias - 1 Jan 2022
Brunes Ludmilla C, Baldi Fernando S, Costa Marcos F Oliveira E, Quintans Graciela, Banchero Georgett, Lôbo Raysildo B, Magnabosco Claudio U
Abstract excerpt
The aim was to evaluate the association between growth, carcass and visual scores traits with precocious calving in Nellore cattle. Birth weight (BW), weight at 120, 210, 365 and 450 days of age, pre and post-weaning average daily gain, rib eye area, backfat thickness (BF), rump fat thickness and visual scores obtained at 18 months were used for the analysis. Records from 700 females born between 2009 and 2015,...
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